Origins of the Spelman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 25East Midlands 14West Midlands 11East 62London 105South East 33South West 1South Wales 12Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Spelmans lived in london

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    2,100 Spelman Travel & migration records
    2,700 Spelmans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Spelman

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    What are the most common Spelman first names?

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    Bridget

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    Common jobs for Spelmans

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Spelmans in 1921

    Housekeeper

    10

    Dressmaker

    7

    General Servant

    7

    Servant

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Spelmans in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    23

    General Labourer

    17

    Farm Labourer

    14

    Dock Labourer

    12

    Coal Miner

    10

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